Assessment of the Skin Flashcards
AIL: Excessive perspiration
Hyperhidrosis
AIL: Foul smelling perspiration
Bromhidrosis
AIL: Absence of red tone in the skin
Pallor
Color of conjunctiva of anemic patients
White
AIL: Skin has bluish tinge
Cyanosis
Cyanosis causes a bluish tinge due to lack of _____
Oxygenation
AIL: Skin has yellowish tinge
Jaundice
Adjective to describe a yellowish tinge
Icteric
Jaundice suggests a problem in the _____ or _____
Liver, gallbladder
_____ gives color to stool and urine
Bilirubin
AIL: Redness associated with rashes
Erythema
AIL: Patches of skin darken
Hyperpigmentation
Pigment that gives us color
Melanin
Melanin prevents exposure of _____
Ultraviolet light
AIL: Patches of skin lighten
Hypopigmentation
AIL: Complete or partial lack of melanin
Albinism
AIL: Excess interstitial fluid
Edema
Edema suggests _____ or _____ problem
Cardiac, renal
AIL: Skin is swollen, shiny, and taut
Edema
Presence of abnormality in the skin
Lesion
Classification of lesion that appears initially in response to some changes in the internal and external environment of the skin
Primary lesion
Classification of lesion that do not appear initially but result from modification such as chronicity, trauma, or infection of the primary lesion
Secondary lesion
AIL: Small amount of hemorrhage
Petechia
AIL: Bruising
Ecchymosis
AIL: Very large bruise
Purpura
AIL: elevated because of blood accumulation
Hematoma
Equal in both sides of the body
Symmetrical
Not equal in both sides of the body
Asymmetrical
Type of lesion: a flat circumscribed area of color with no elevation of its surface
Macule
Type of lesion: larger than macule
Patch
Type of lesion: circumscribed with a solid elevation of the skin
Papule
Type of lesion: larger than papule
Plaque
Type of lesion: solid mass that extends deeper into the dermis
Nodule
Type of lesion: solid mass larger than a nodule
Tumor
Type of lesion: circumscribed elevation containing serous fluid or blood
Vesicle
Type of lesion: larger fluid filled vesicles
Bullae
Type of lesion: encapsulated fluid mass or a semi solid mass in the subcutaneous tissue or dermis
Cyst
Arrangement of lesion: individual separate and distinct
Discrete
Arrangement of lesion: lesions are clustered
Grouped
Arrangement of lesion: lesions merge and run together
Confluent
Arrangement of lesion: lesions arranged in a circular manner
Annular
Arrangement of lesion: scattered all over the body
Generalized
Arrangement of lesion: lesions that form a line; snake like
Linear
Arrangement of lesion: lesions arranged in concentric circles resembling a bull’s eye
Polycyclic
Arrangement of lesion: linear arrangements along a nerve root
Zosteriform
Arrangement of lesion: vesicle or bullae filled with pus
Pustules
Arrangement of lesion: relatively reddened, elevated localized collections of edema fluid in the epidermis causing irregular elevation that may be red
Wheal
Arrangement of lesion: dilated capillary, fine red lines
Telangiectasia
Arrangement of lesion: pinpoint red spots
Petechiae
Secondary lesion: thickened epidermal cells that flakes off
Scale
Secondary lesion: dried serum, pus, or blood on the skin surface
Crust
Secondary lesion: layers of the skin becoming thickened and rough as a result of rubbing over a prolonged period of time
Lichenification
Secondary lesion: linear crack in the epidermis that can extend to the dermis
Fissure
Secondary lesion: loss of all parts of the epidermis
Erosion
Secondary lesion: linear or hollowed out crusted area exposing dermis
Excoriation
Secondary lesion: decrease in the volume of the epidermis
Atrophy
Secondary lesion: formation of connective tissue, fibrous tissue that replaces dermal tissue after injury
Scar
Secondary lesion: an excavation extending into the dermis or below
Ulcer
Secondary lesion: enlarging of a scar past wound edges due to excess collagen formation
Keloid
